I keep up with wrestling. I know.
And part of me, honestly, was worried that his dogged protection of Gunn was either motivated by the fact that he owes him his career or because he's one of those anti-SJW dudebros that don't like people talking too much about their feelings and how words hurt etc, etc.
And to be perfectly honest I'm not convinced that isn't the case yet.
Since you keep up with wrestling, the person who is most like Pratt in terms of upbringing and faith is Daniel Bryan (you know, who has a very close friend who is very Republican named Glenn Jacobs). Pratt's open about his faith, which is pretty much about it.
The only thing that Pratt has said about Trump is him dunking on Trump for firing Comey
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...-recreation-tweet_us_59133af5e4b050bdca618ecd
Other than that; at worst he's a conservative who is socially liberal by US standards and spoke out to keep Gunn (moreso than anyone else not named Bautista)
The thing that sparked the whole "Pratt is Republican" thing is what he said at the MTV awards, which was this
1.
"Breathe. If you don't, you will suffocate."
2.
"You have a soul. Be careful with it."
3.
"Don't be a turd. If you are strong, be a protector. If you are smart, be a humble influencer. Strength and intelligence can be weapons, so do not wield them against the weak. That makes you a bully. Be bigger than that."
4.
"When giving a dog medicine, put the medicine in a little piece of hamburger and they won't even know they're eating medicine."
5.
"It doesn't matter what it is. Earn it. A good deed. Reach out to someone in pain. Be of service. It feels good and it's good for your soul."
6.
"God is real. God loves you, God wants the best for you. Believe that, I do."
7.
"If you have to poop at a party, but you're embarrassed because you're going to stink up the bathroom, just do what I do. Lock the door, sit down, get all of the pee out first. And then, once all the pee is done, poop, flush, boom! You minimize the amount of time that the poop's touching the air. Because if you poop first, it takes you longer to pee and then you're peeing on top of it, stirring up the poop particles, create a cloud, goes out, then everyone at the party will know that you pooped. Just trust me, it's science."
8.
"Learn to pray. It's easy, and it is so good for your soul."
9.
"Nobody is perfect. People will tell you that you are perfect just the way that you are, you are not! You are imperfect. You always will be, but there is a powerful force that designed you that way, and if you are willing to accept that, you will have grace. And grace is a gift. Like the freedom that we enjoy in this country, that grace was paid for with somebody else's blood. Do not forget that. Don't take that for granted."
Plus, considering the area he grew up in and currently lives is a bastion of blue collar labor voters who are historically liberal and basically tend to be personally conservative but socially liberal...this seems like a lot of confirmation bias going on.